Baby Names Archive – Explore 17,305 Unique Names with Meanings and Origins

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Name Gender Origin Meaning Actions
Leilani female Māori, Polynesian. The name Leilani originates from the Hawaiian language, … 'Heavenly flower' or 'royal flower', conveying imagery of beauty, nature, …
Lelani female Hawaiian origin; from the Hawaiian words 'lele' meaning 'to fly' … Beautiful flying or jumping; conveys grace, freedom, and elegance, resonating …
Lesieli female The name Lesieli is of Māori origin, with roots in … Lesieli can be interpreted as 'flower of the sky' or …
Lev unisex Derived from the Hebrew name לֵו (Levi), meaning 'joined' or … Literal translation: 'joined' or 'attached'. In Australian English contexts, it …
Lewi male Levi (Hebrew origin, from the biblical name לֵוִי ‎ (Levi) … Literal translation: 'joined' or 'attached'. In Australian English, it connotes …
Lilac female Derived from the Old English 'līlac', meaning 'lily', the name … Literal translation as 'lilac flower'. Symbolically, in Australian English, it …
Lillymai female Composite name combining 'Lilly', derived from the Old English 'lille', … Literal translation 'Lily Mother' or 'Lily of Mai', symbolising purity, …
Loghan male Loghan is a modern variant of the Gaelic name 'Lachán', … Literal translation: 'little warrior' or 'fighter'. In Australian English contexts, …
Lomani male The name 'Lomani' is of Polynesian origin, particularly associated with … Literal translation is often associated with 'heart' or 'soul' in …
Loulu female The name 'Loulu' is of Polynesian origin, notably found in … Literal translation relates to the 'Loulu' palm tree, symbolising resilience, …
Lual male The name 'Lual' appears to have origins that are not … The literal translation and local nuances of 'Lual' in Australian …
Lui male Derived from various origins: In European contexts, ‘Lui’ is often … In European usage, ‘Lui’ is associated with ‘famous warrior’ or …
Luka male The name Luka originates from the Latin 'Lucas', which is … The name Luka means 'light' or 'bringer of light', stemming …
Lulani female Māori - The name Lulani is of Māori origin, derived … In Australian English contexts, Lulani is often interpreted as 'heavenly …
Luuka male Māori origin; derived from the Māori language, where 'Luuka' is … The name 'Luuka' generally means 'bringer of light' or 'illumination', …
Maahi female Māori origin, from the Māori language (te reo Māori). The … Literal translation and nuance are less defined, but 'Maahi' can …
Maaka male Maaka is a Māori name, with roots in the Māori … Literal translation relates to the name Mark, symbolising 'warrior' or …
Maalo male The name Maalo has roots in the Māori language, where … In Māori, Maalo is believed to express notions of peace, …
Maalu male The name 'Maalu' originates from the Māori language, where it … In Māori, 'Maalu' is often associated with qualities of strength …
Maani male The name 'Maani' is of Māori origin, derived from the … Literal translation in Māori is 'main' or 'principal', symbolising importance …
Maaya female Maaya is rooted in Aboriginal Australian languages, particularly from the … Literal translation as 'cloud' or 'sky' in Aboriginal languages. In …
Maela female Maela is a name with origins in both Māori and … In Māori, similar names like 'Maile' refer to a type …
Mahaila female The name Mahaila has roots that are often associated with … Literal translation of Mahaila is 'a song' or 'a dance', …
Mahala female Derived from Polynesian roots, particularly Māori and Samoan, where 'Mahala' … 'Strength' or 'power' in Polynesian languages, symbolising resilience, honour, and …
Mahe male Mahe is a name with multiple roots. It is a … In Māori and Polynesian contexts, 'Mahe' often signifies 'sea' or …
Mahi female Māori language, from the Māori word 'mahi' meaning 'work' or … Literal translation is 'work' or 'labour'. In Australian English contexts, …
Mahla female Māori origin; derived from the Māori language, where 'Māhā' or … The name 'Mahla' does not have a specific literal translation …
Mahtabjot male Persian & Punjabi. 'Mahtab' (ماہتاب) is of Persian origin, meaning … Literal translation: 'moonlight' (mahtab) + 'light/ray' (jot). In the Australian …
Mai female Māori and Asian origins; in Māori, 'Mai' is a common … In Māori, 'Mai' signifies 'promise' or 'dance', symbolising beauty, grace, …
Maia female Origin & Etymology - Maia is derived from ancient Greek … Meaning - In Australian context, Maia is often associated with …
Maiko female Japanese origin, from 舞子 (maiko), composed of 舞 (mai, dance) … Literally means 'dance child' in Japanese, symbolising grace and artistic …
Maira female Maira is a name with diverse origins, found in various … Literal translation varies by origin; in European contexts, 'Maira' may …
Mairi female Māori origin, from the Māori language. The name 'Māori' itself … Literal translation is 'ordinary' or 'common' in Māori. In Australian …
Maitri female Sanskrit origin, from the word "maitrī" meaning 'friendship' or 'benevolence'. … Literal translation as 'friendship' or 'benevolence'. In the Australian English …
Maiya female Maia originates from multiple sources. In Greek mythology, Maia is … Literally, Maia is often associated with 'great' or 'motherly' in …
Makai male Māori language, from the word 'makai' meaning 'towards the sea' … Literal translation: 'towards the sea' or 'ocean'. In Australian English …
Makaio unisex Māori, from the name 'Makaio', which is the Māori form … Literal translation: 'Gift of God'. In the Australian context, it …
Makali female The name 'Makali' is of Māori origin, derived from the … In Māori, 'Makali' can be interpreted as meaning 'fight' or …
Makara female Sanskrit and Pali, from the word 'makara' meaning 'crocodile' or … Literally translates to 'crocodile' or 'sea monster'. In Australian English, …
Makhi male The name 'Makhi' appears to be of Māori origin, from … In Māori, 'Makhi' could be interpreted as derived from roots …
Makiya female Māori language, from the Māori word 'Makiya', which is a … 'Makiya' can be interpreted as 'the pursuit' or 'the hunt' …
Mako male Māori: Derived from the Māori language, where 'mako' literally means … Literal translation is 'shark'. In Australian English contexts, it connotes …
Makuei male Makuei is a name of M01ori origin, linked to Māori … Makuei generally means 'to unite' or 'to bring together' in …
Malaia female The name Malaia is of Polynesian origin, specifically Māori in … In Māori, Malaia means 'peace' or 'calm'. In Australian English …
Malak female The name 'Malak' originates from Arabic, where it means 'angel'. … Literal translation is 'angel' in Arabic, symbolising purity, grace, and …
Malakai male Māori and given as a transliteration of the Hebrew name … 'Messenger' or 'My messenger', derived from the Hebrew root malachi, …
Malakhiy unisex Hebrew origin, from the root 'malakh', meaning 'to send' or … 'My messenger' or 'Messenger of God' in Australian English, conveying …
Malani female Māori language, from the Polynesian family of languages. The name … 'Calm' or 'peaceful', reflecting qualities of serenity and tranquility. In …
Malekai male The name Malekai is of Polynesian origin, specifically Māori, derived … The meaning of Malekai in Māori contexts is often interpreted …
Malia female Malia is of Polynesian origin, commonly used in Polynesian cultures, … Literal translation as 'beloved' or 'bright' in Polynesian contexts. It …
Malie female Malie is a name with roots that can be found … The literal translation of Malie in Polynesian contexts often aligns …
Maliea female Māori; derived from Polynesian roots, possibly a variation or modern … Likely a constructed name with meanings related to beauty or …
Malli male Māori origin, derived from the Māori language as an adaptation … The literal translation of 'Malli' in Australian English context is …
Malo male The name Malo originates from the Māori language of New … In Māori, Malo means 'bog', 'marsh', or 'swamp', symbolising water …
Manaia female Māori; derived from the Māori language, where 'manaia' refers to … Spirit guardian or guardian figure; symbolising protection, spiritual connection, and …
Manaia male Māori origin & etymology - The name 'Manaia' is derived … Literal translation & nuances - In Māori, 'Manaia' signifies a …
Manaki male Māori - from the Māori language of New Zealand, where … Literal translation as 'to hold' or 'embrace'. In Australian English …
Maneli female Maneli is a name primarily of M01ori origin, derived from … The name Maneli in a Māori context can be associated …
Mannan male Derived from the Irish mythological figure Mannan mac Lir, a … Literal translation relates to 'sea' or 'moon' in Gaelic, symbolising …
Manu female Māori origin; from the Māori language where 'manu' means 'bird'. … Literal translation is 'bird'. It symbolises freedom, flight, and spirituality …
Manya male The name Manya is of various origins, including Slavic, where … In Slavic contexts, Manya is a diminutive of Maria, signifying …
Mao female Māori; derived from the Māori language, where 'Mao' can mean … Literal translation is 'crown' or 'the top' in Māori. In …
Mara female Māori: derived from the Māori language where 'Mara' means 'house', … Literal translation as 'house' or 'village' in Māori, symbolising community, …
Maraea female Māori origin, derived from the Māori language, where 'Maraea' is … Literal translation is not directly available, but it is believed …
Mari female The name Mari has multiple origins. In European contexts, it … In European usage, Mari is a variant of Maria, meaning …
Mariamu female Máriámu originates from the Māori language, where it is a … Literal translation and nuances suggest 'Máriámu' is a Māori adaptation …
Marika female Māori origin; derived from the Māori name 'Marika', which itself … Literal translation relates to 'beloved' or 'wished-for child' in Māori, …
Maru unisex The name 'Maru' has origins in both Aboriginal Australian languages … In Aboriginal Australian dialects, 'Maru' generally signifies 'rain' or 'cloud', …
Mataelehaamea male Māori language, composed of elements 'mata' meaning 'face' or 'eyes', … Literal translation suggests 'face or eyes of Hamea' — 'Hamea' …
Matahlia female Matahila is a name of Māori origin, derived from the … The name Matahila does not have a direct literal translation …
Matao male Māori origin, from the Tahitic language family, with the spelling … The literal translation of 'Matao' in Māori is 'eyelash' or …
Mataroki male Māori origin, from the Māori language of New Zealand with … Literal translation is 'cloud face' or 'cloud visage'. In Māori …
Matea female Māori origin; derived from the Māori language (te reo Māori), … The name 'Matea' roughly translates to 'gift of God' or …
Matei male Matei is a Māori form of the name Matthew, derived … 'Gift of Yahweh' or 'gift of God', emphasizing divine blessing …
Matika female Māori origin, derived from Māori language and culture. The name … Literal translation suggests 'Matika' can be associated with 'beautiful', 'adorned', …
Matipa female The name 'Matipa' has roots in Māori language and culture, … Literal translation of 'Matipa' can be interpreted as 'Blessed' or …
Matisa female The name 'matisa' appears to have roots in Māori language, … Literal translation of 'matisa' in Māori contexts relates to 'female' …
Matita female The name 'Matita' is of Melanesian and Polynesian origin, found … Literal translation of 'Matita' relates to 'fruit' or 'flower' in …
Matiu male The name 'Matiu' is of Māori origin, derived from the … 'Matiu' means 'gift of God' or 'present' in Māori, symbolising …
Matiyah female Derived from the Hebrew name מַתִּיָּהוּ (Mattiāh), meaning 'Gift of … Literal translation: 'Gift of Yahweh'. In Australian English, it connotes …
Maua female The name 'Maua' is of Māori origin, from New Zealand, … Literal translation: 'flower' or 'blossom'. In Australian contexts, it connotes …
Mauridi male Māori origin; the name 'Mauridi' appears to be a modern … The precise meaning of 'Mauridi' is not definitively established; it …
Mayani female The name Mayani originates from Māori, a language of the … In Māori, Mayani is often interpreted as 'beautiful' or 'precious,' …
Mayasakunmarey female Maya Sakunmarey is a name that appears to blend indigenous … The name 'mayasakunmarey' can be interpreted as 'Magic or Illusion …
Megha female Sanskritic roots from the Sanskrit word 'Megha', meaning 'cloud'. It … Literal translation is 'cloud'. In Australian English contexts, it often …
Meike female Germanic & Japanese origins. The name 'Meike' is derived from … Literal translation varies; in Germanic roots, it signifies 'powerful' or …
Meilani female The name Meilani is of Hawaiian origin, derived from the … Literal translation suggests 'beautiful gladness' or 'joyous flower'. In Australian …
Mekai male Mekai is a name with Māori origins, derived from the … Literal translation of Mekai suggests 'sea food' or 'food from …
Meki male The name 'Meki' appears to have indigenous roots, particularly in … In Māori, 'Meki' is a colloquial diminutive form of 'Mekei' …
Melekai male Māori - Derived from Māori language, where 'Melekai' is associated … Māori - Often interpreted as 'guardian' or 'protector', with connotations …
Meli female Māori language origin, from the word 'mēli', meaning 'bright' or … Bright, beautiful — conveying qualities of radiance and attractiveness in …
Melika female Derived from the Persian name 'Melika', meaning 'queen' or 'kingly'. … 'Queen' or 'royal woman' in Persian. In Australian English contexts, …
Melo unisex The name 'Melo' originates from Pacific and Mediterranean linguistic roots, … In Polynesian contexts, 'Melo' is believed to mean 'to bloom' …
Menuli female Menuli is a name of Māori origin, derived from the … Literal translation of Menuli is 'fortunate blessing' or 'pure blessing' …
Mere female The name 'Mere' originates from the Māori language, where it … In Australian English contexts, 'Mere' signifies 'bright' or 'radiant', embodying …
Micah female Hebrew origin, from the name מִיכָה (Mikhah), meaning 'Who is … 'Who is like God?' — a rhetorical question emphasising humility …
Michaile female Derived from the Hebrew name Michael, which means 'Who is … Literal translation: 'Who is like God?'. In Australian English, Michaile …
Miha female Māori language roots, from the word 'Miha,' which is derived … Literal translation is 'to help' or 'assist' in Māori. In …
Mihana female Mihana is a Māori name originating from New Zealand, derived … In Māori, Mihana can be interpreted as 'great power' or …
Miika female Māori - The name Miika is derived from Māori language … In the Australian context, 'Miika' is often associated with qualities …